Loïc Lapoussin

Loïc Lapoussin (born 27 March 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Sint Truiden. Born in France, he represents Madagascar at international level.

Loïc Lapoussin

Lapoussin in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-03-27) 27 March 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Rosny-sous-Bois, France[1]
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sint Truiden
Number	94
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Créteil II	22	(2)
2017–2019	Red Star	44	(2)
2019–2020	Virton	26	(5)
2020–2025	Union SG	138	(14)
2025–	Sint Truiden	12	(3)
International career‡
2020–	Madagascar	21	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2024

Club career

On 27 July 2018, the first matchday of the 2018–19 season, Lapoussin made his Ligue 2 debut with Red Star F.C. in a 2–1 home defeat to Niort.^[2]

In summer 2019, he joined Belgian First Division B side R.E. Virton.^[3]

After being linked with moves to Beerschot and Charleroi,^[4] Lapoussin moved to Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, also of the First Division B, in July 2020.^[5]

On 2 February 2025, Lapoussin moved to Sint Truiden.^[6]

International career

Lapoussin was born in France, and is of Malagasy descent. Lapoussin debuted with the Madagascar national team in a 2–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification loss to Ivory Coast on 12 November 2020.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 January 2025^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Créteil II	2016–17	Championnat National 3	22	2	—		—		—		22	2
Red Star	2017–18	Championnat National 2	21	1	2	0	—		—		23	1
	2018–19	Ligue 2	23	1	2	1	—		—		25	2
	Total		44	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	48	3
Virton	2019–20	Belgian First Division B	26	5	1	0	—		—		27	5
Union SG	2020–21	Belgian First Division B	21	2	3	1	—		—		24	3
	2021–22	Belgian First Division A	38	2	0	0	—		—		38	2
	2022–23	Belgian Pro League	38	3	4	0	12[a]	1	—		54	4
	2023–24	Belgian Pro League	31	3	5	1	12[b]	0	—		47	4
	2024–25	Belgian Pro League	6	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	9	2
	Total		134	11	15	3	23	1	0	0	172	15
Union SG II	2024–25	Belgian Division 3	4	1	—		—		—		4	1
Career total			230	21	20	4	23	1	0	0	273	26

1. Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, Ten appearances in the UEFA Europa League
2. Eight appearances in the UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 14 October 2024^[9]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Madagascar	2020	2	0
	2021	7	0
	2022	2	0
	2023	5	1
	2024	5	0
Total		21	1

Scores and results list Madagascar's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lapoussin goal.^[8]

List of international goals scored by Loïc Lapoussin

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	20 November 2023	Stade Municipal d'Oujda, Oujda, Morocco	Chad	3–0	3–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

• Belgian Cup: 2023–24